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For many, Ayrton Senna is the greatest Formula 1 driver of all time, and the passing of years since his death – at the peak of his powers aged 34 in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix – has only strengthened that conviction.To mark the 25th anniversary in 2019, Motorsport.com decided to pick out and rank the three-time world champion’s 10 finest race performances.Senna made 161 F1 starts and took 41 …Keep reading

Both Zarco and team-mate Takaaki Nakagami got to run the overhauled version of the RC213V at Jerez on Monday, after HRC test rider Stefan Bradl raced with the same bike in Spain last weekend.However, the initial impressions of the upgraded Honda challenger were poor across the board, with Zarco saying the bike had failed to deliver a step forward in performance.“We did a few runs on it and we …Keep reading

As revealed by Motorsport.com over the Chinese Grand Prix weekend, teams discussed last week a tweak to the regulations to clear up an aspect of the regulations that had caused unease.Previously, jump starts were judged entirely on whether the FIA-supplied sensors fitted to cars had picked up movement before the start signal was given.However, there had been some occasions when cars had appeared …Keep reading

Following intense speculation about the future of the squad’s chief technical officer over the past week, the Milton Keynes-based team announced on Tuesday that Newey would be departing in the first quarter of 2025.A statement from Red Bull stated: “Adrian will focus on final development and delivery of Red Bull’s first hypercar, his highly anticipated RB17 set to be unveiled at Goodwood in …Keep reading

In court papers that have been lodged in Mecklenburg, North Carolina, Steiner has claimed that his former Haas team has not paid him for commissions that he was owed over several years, which was in violation of an employment agreement he had.Furthermore, he claims that the outfit, which he left at the end of last year after his contract was not renewed, continues to sell merchandise that features …Keep reading

A fortnight on from his maiden victory with Aprilia in the Americas GP, Vinales could muster only a ninth-place finish at Jerez, over 11s off race winner Francesco Bagnaia on the factory Ducati.He and Aprilia team-mate Aleix Espargaro were also the slowest of the Q2 runners in qualifying, ending up more than two seconds slower than the pace set by Gresini Ducati rider Marc Marquez in 11th and 12th …Keep reading

But one of the lesser-known aspects of what happened on May 1, 1994, was the sense of helplessness unfolding for those inside the safety car which led the Formula 1 field early on.Faced with an underpowered Opel Vectra that was ultimately not fast enough to be running in front of F1 machinery, safety car driver Max Angelelli and former F1 race director Charlie Whiting, who was sat alongside him …Keep reading

F1 makes its third visit to the Miami this weekend, as it continues to build on the success of the inaugural event in 2022.Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won the last two editions of the Miami GP and is once again the favourite for victory, with the RB20 proving to be near-unbeatable in 2024.2024 Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix session timings in different …Keep reading

New York, April 30, 2024 — Jon Wilde has been named Editor-in-Chief, Motorsport, it was announced today by Mike Spinelli, Head of Content, Motorsport Network. His appointment is effective immediately. Motorsport is the home of racing news and culture for fans worldwide. Wilde joins Motorsport with 20 years of editorial experience, most recently SVP of editorial at Bustle Digital Group across …Keep reading

Yet, Gabehart has also been around professional sports, NASCAR especially, long enough to know a strong run of success eventually comes to an end.Trying to delay or mitigate the downward spiral appears to be one of Gabehart’s most important roles as crew chief of Hamlin’s No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota team.Hamlin, 43, has enjoyed a remarkably successful Cup car, with 54 wins spanning nearly …Keep reading